Shopping for security: Israel's startups are catching the eye of tech heavyweights
When it comes to IT security, big tech firms keep looking to Israel for their next buy.
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How Russia's biggest bank fights off its attackers - with a little help from a VC fund
The head of IT strategy at Russia's biggest bank sees the cloud as a necessary evil and is investing in security startups to deal with hackers that want to get into its systems.
Botnet-spotting Seculert lands $10m funding round
More funding for the cloud-focused Israeli threat detection startup.
Microsoft security critic Aorato in Redmond giant's buyout sights
The Tel Aviv company issued a blog post about a new twist on a known Active Directory security hole – which was followed up by reports that Microsoft might buy the company.
How honeypot tech tricks hackers into chasing their own tails
Trying to prevent hacking attacks is a losing proposition, says Illusive Networks CEO Shlomo Touboul. Keeping them busy with phony data is a much better strategy.
Check Point makes major mobile move with $80m Lacoon acquistion
The firewall veteran hopes Tel Aviv's Lacoon Security will help grow its mobile security business
BlackBerry's WatchDox buy: An appeal to those that have moved onto new platforms
With its acquisition of document security firm WatchDox, BlackBerry hopes to re-appeal to former customers who have moved on to other platforms.
The automated threat mitigation tool helping to beat Big Data security blues
Hexadite hopes to make automated security palatable to even the most outsourcing-cautious.
F5 on its acquisition of 'natural fit' Versafe: Clientless security is the way forward
Clientless security and compatibility with its existing products are two of the reasons F5 Networks is acquiring Israel's Versafe, according to F5.
Seculert: Security company that found Mahdi Trojan gets fresh funding
The security company has recently closed a funding round which it will use to add to its workforce - with new recruits potentially facing a very interesting job interview